16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
Job 24:16
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Psalms 104:21–23
21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. 22 The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens. 23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
Job 5:13–15
13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. 14 They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. 15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
Job 36:19–21
19 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress? 20 Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes. 21 Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
Job 30:5–7
5 They were banished from among men, shouted down like thieves, 6 so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground. 7 They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles.
Psalms 59:5–7
5 O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah 6 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city. 7 See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from the…
Job 17:11–13
11 My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart. 12 They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness. 13 If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
Proverbs 4:15–17
15 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. 16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
3 Maccabees 5:21–23
21 When the king said this, the company present were glad, and approved. Then each man went to his own home. (WEB) 22 They didn’t employ the night in sleep, but in contriving cruel mockeries for those deemed miserable. (WEB) 23 The morning cock had just crowed, and Hermon, having h… (WEB)
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